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Student Materia Medica

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STUDENT’S
MATERIA MEDICA

The Materia Medica is the book
containing the complete descriptions of all the homeopathic medicines. The
various symptoms produced in provers while taking these medicines are
systematically organised in the Materia Medica.

Presented below are some of the
important homeopathic remedies organised in a tabular form for easy reference
for
students. For a complete materia medica they can refer to the comprehensive
materia medica(s) of Kent, Tyler, Boericke or the online materia
medica of Nash
. (Also see list of
books)

Remedy
Indicators
Aggrav
(<)
Amel (>)
Relations

Aconite
(Aconitum napellus) Monkshood
Always fearful, Restless,
Complaints from exposure to cold and dry cold winds, First stage of
congestions, inflammations, Pains more evenings, nights. Face red and
flushed, Skin dry and hot,
Evening, night,
in a warm room, lying on affected part
Better in open
air. By uncovering (kicks clothes off)
Sulphur follows well. Coff (in
pain, fever), Arnica (trauma).

Alumina
(Al2O3) Pure clay
Inactivity of rectum, strains
to pass stools, anemia in women, desire for starch, chalk, leucorrhoea.
Adapted for chronic diseases (Aconite of chronic diseases). Dry
thin subjects, mild, cheerful disposition. Great heaviness in
limbs,staggers while walking, excessive tiredness.
Cold air,
winter, eating potatoes, new and full moon
Mild summer
weather, warm drinks, eating, in wet weather
Complementary to Bryonia,
follows Bry,Lach & Sulph.

Anacardium (Anacardium
orientale) Marking nut
Pain in stomach, when empty.
Sense of lump in anus – ineffectual desire for stools. Suspects everyone,
weakness of senses,loss of memory. Irresistible desire to curse
and swear
. Patient feels as though he has two wills.
Worse during
motion and work (esp. headaches)
Better by
eating, Better during digestion
Rhus & Platina.

Anac follows well after

Lyc & Puls

Antimonium
crudum
(Sulphide of Antimony)
Thick,white, milky coating
on tongue
. Corns on soles, pain while walking. Alternate
constipation & diarrhoea. Child fretful, cross, cannot bear to be
looked at or touched
. Headache after taking cold.Great stomach remedy.
For obesity (children,young). Mucus piles.
By heat, – by
heat of sun, sunshine. Also by cold bathing
Open air, rest
and taking warm bath
Similar to Bry, Ipecac, Lyc,
Puls in gastric disorders. Follows well after Plus, Mer, Sulph.

Antimonium
tartaricum
(Tartar emetic)
Accumulation of mucus in air
passage, coarse rattling, inability to expectorate. Face pale, great
sleepiness, coma. Trembling. Child wants to be carried, clings to those
around.
Damp,cold
weather, lying down at night, change of weather.
Cold open air,
sitting upright, expectorating, lying of right side.
Lyc, Veratrum. to Ipecac (more
sleepiness in Ant).For bad effects of vaccination (when Thuja fails &
Sil is not indicated

Apis
Mellifica
(Bee sting)
Burning, stinging pains,
redness and swelling, great oedema – throat, genitals, skin.
Thirstlessness. Skin alternately dry and perspiring. Suffocative (every
breath his last). Involuntary diarrhoea (anus wide open). Sensitive to
touch.
After sleeping,
warmed heated rooms, getting wet, from touch
Open air, cold
water or cold bath. Walking, changing position.
Compl to Nat mur. Disagrees
with Rhus. Ars and Puls follow wells

Argentum
nitricum
(Silver nitrate)
Diseases from mental exertion.
Apprehension (stage fright) , Diarrhoea sets in. Dried up, emaciated
patients. Headache after mental exertion, relieved by pressure.Splinter in
throat.Stools like chopped spinach in flakes.Vertigo, weakness and
trembling. Desire for sweets.Profuse discharges.
Cold food, cold
air, ice cream, unusual mental exertion
Open air, craves
wind
blowing on face, bathing with cold water
Similar to Nat mur,Nit ac,
Lach. After Ver. Lyc follows for flatulence

Arnica
montana
(Leopards bane) Compositae
Bruised, sore feeling all
over the body. Everything on which he lies feels hard. Eructations,
stools like rotten eggs. Trauma, shock.Stupor. Stool, urine passed
unconsciously. Heat and redness of face, body cool. Fear of being attacked
by persons coming towards him.
At rest, while
lying down, from wine
From pressure,
contact. From motion.
Soreness sim to Bap, China,
Phyt, Rhus, Staph. after Acon, Apis, Ham, Apis.

Arsenic
album
(White oxide of arsenic)
Great prostration. Restless.
Physically weak. Fear of death. Burning pains. Great thirst for
water – but drinks little. Stools scanty, offensive. Unable to lie down
for fear of suffocation.Skin dry and cold. Gastric derangements after cold
food.
Aggravation
after midnight.
from cold, cold drinks.
From heat,
headache > cold bath.
Complementary – Allium, Carbo
v, Phos.

Baptisia
tinctoria
(Wild indigo)
Stools, breath, urine,sweat
extremely offensive.Can swallow liquids only.Painless sore throat.In
whatever position patient lies, parts rested on feels sore.
Stupor.
Mind confused, feels scattered about.
Humid heat,
fog, indoors
open air
Comp : Bry, Ars, Gels.

Baryta
carbonica
(Barium carbonate)
Children physically and
mentally weak.
Loss of memory. Tonsils inflammation, swelling,
chronic – suppuration. Great sensitiveness to cold. Chronic
cough.Offensive foot sweats.
Cold. When
thinking of disease. After meals. Lying on painful side
Heat. Drinking
liquids
Useful before or after Psor,
Sulph and Tub. Sim to Dul, Sil, Iod.

Belladonna (Deadly
nightshade) Solanacea
Person lively when well,
violent and delirious when ill. Sensitive to cold. Redness of face and
eyes. Throbbing pains.
Headache, rush of blood to head. Bores head
into pillow. Fear of imaginary things. Red skin. Abdomen tender,
distended. Tongue red and dry, white coating on tongue.Suddenness of
sensation or motion.
Touch, motion,
noise, draft of air, looking at bright objects. after 3 pm. uncovering the
head
By rest,
standing or sitting erect. In warm room
Complem to Calc. Similar to
Acon, Bry, Gels, Glon, Op, Stram

Bryonia alba
(White bryony) Cucurbitacae
Irritable, inclined to be
angry. Excessive dryness of mucous membranes Great thirst. Ailments
from anger.Headache. Stool hard, large, dry. Mammae heavy. Cough with
gagging and vomitting. Wants to go home, even when at home. Stitching
pains.
Motion,
exertion,
touch, warmth, cannot sit up.
Lying on
painful side.
Rest – mental and physical. Pressure, cold.
Compl – Alumina and Rhus. Kali
c, Nux, Phos, Rhus, Sulph follows well.

Cactus
grandiflorus
(Night blooming cactus)
Constriction of heart. Fear
of death. Headache, neuralgia. Whole body feels as if caged. Heart
feels as if held by hand. Palpitation (at approach of menses).
Haemorrhages in connection with heart troubles,
nose,bladder,stomach,lungs,rectum. Suffocation – fainting.
By contact.
While walking or while lying on left side.

Open air

Compare : Acon, Dig, Gels,
Lach, Tub

Calcarea
(Calcium carbonate) Middle layer of oyster shell
Psoric constitutions, light
complexions. Pale, timid, tired easily.Disposed to grow fat. Head
sweats
. Craving for eggs. Menses profuse, long lasting.Great liability
to take cold.Deficient bone development.Impaired nutrition tendency
to glandular enlargements. Sour digestive tract.Cough – loose.
Cold air, wet
weather, cold water, washing, morning and in full moon
Dry weather,
warmth, lying on painful side, pressure
Compl to Bell. Follows Sulph,
Puls. Must not be given before Suplh (Hahn)

Capsicum
(Cayonne pepper) Solanacea
Indolent, dreads any kind of
exercise. Dreads open air – children.Constriction in throat, chest,
bladder, rectum. Burning and smarting sensation. Tonsillitis with
soreness and constriction. Pains in distant parts on coughing. Chill
begins between shoulders.
Cold, cold
drinks.
While eating,
from heat.
Compare : Apis, Bell, Bry,
Puls.

Carbo
vegetabilis
(Vegetable charcoal)
Exhausted, complete collapse. Desire
to be fanned.
Haemorrhages on any mucous surface. Excessive
flatulence. Exhaustion of previous illness. Bleeding gums. Debilitated
state.Cold knees at night.
from butter,
fat foods, warm or damp weather.
From
eructations, belching . Being fanned
Compl : Cina, Kali carb.

Chamomilla (Matricaria
chamomilla) Compositea
Esp. children. During period
of dentition.
Snappish, irritable, oversensitive to pain. Child
quiet when carried.
Pain with numbness. Diarrhoea, from cold,anger or
during dentition. Burning of soles. Uneasiness. Dry cough at
night.Toothache.
By heat, anger,
evening, open air, wind, eructations
From being
carried, fasting, warm, wet weather.
Compl : Bell

China –
Cinchona officialis
(Peruvian bark) Rubiacae
Broken down, debilitation.
Indifferent, gloomy.haemorrhages. Headache as if skull would
burst.Sensitive to touch, pain. Trembling. Intermittent fevers.Flatulence
not relieved by belching. Chronic liver troubles.
From
slightest touch
, draft of air, mental emotions.
Hard pressure.
By bending over double.
Compl : Ferr. Compare with Chin
sul

Cocculus
indicus
Menispermacea
Adapted to book worms, romantic
girls – irregular menstruation, Nausea,vomitting while travelling.
Headache as if bound by cord. Bad effects from loss of sleep.Time passes
to quickly.Trembling.Weakness of cervical muscles, small back.
Sitting up,
moving, smoking, talking, eating, night watching.
Lying quietly
Compare Ign & Nux

Coffea cruda
(Coffee) Rubiacea
Overesensitiveness. Unusual
activity of mind and body. Bad effects of sudden emotion.Headache from
mental overexertion, thinking. Toothache (relieved from cold water). Sleeplesness.
Sudden mental
emotion, excessive joy, cold open air, narcotics
Warmth, lying
down, holding ice in mouth
Compl : Acon. Ign, Coc
incompatible

Colocynth (Squirting
cucumber) Cucurbitacea
Pain in abdomen, causing
patient to bend double, better by pressure.
Pains worse after eating
or drinking. Vertigo, when turning head to right.Shooting pains in
limbs.Dysentry with colic pains. Facial and sciatical neuralgia.
Anger and
indignation, cheese. evening
from hard
pressure,
coffee.
Compl : Merc, Cocc, Mag Phos

Conium
maculatum
(Poison hemlock) Umbelliferae
Debility of old people,
Indifferent, Sore,hard breasts. Vertigo, while lying down or turning in
bed.
Intermittent flow of urine.Leucorrhea. Bad effects of suppressed
sex desire or suppressed menses. Photophobia (aversion to light).Sweats
even while sleeping (closing eyes).
At night, while
lying down, turning or rising in bed, celibacy.
Fasting, from
letting limbs hang down.In the dark.
Compl : Bar, Kali phos.

Crotalus
horridus
(Rattlesnake poison)
Haemorrhages – blood
flows from every orifice. Malignant jaundice, Apoplexy. Diarrhoea. Blood
decomposition. More right sided in action.
Right side,
Open air, spring, on awaking.
Heat
Compare : Naja, Lachesis.

Digitalis
purpurea
(Foxglove)
Sudden flushes of heat, Sensation
as if heart would stop.
Sinking in stomach, weak chest. Very slow
& weak pulse.
Blueness of skin. Numbness. Difficult respiration.
When sitting,
esp when sitting erect.Motion
Lying quietly.
Sleeping.
Cinchona antidotes direct
action of digitalis

Drosera
rotundifolia
(Sundew) Droseracea
Whooping cough, with
violent paroxysms. Scarcely able to breath. Constant irrtating cough,
gagging. Sensation of a feather in larynx. Sore thraot.
Warmth in bed,
drinking, lying down, midnight
—-
Compl : Nux

Dulcamara (Bitter
sweet) Solanacea
Rheumatic or skin or asthmatic
affections brought on by damp weather. Increased secretion of
mucous membranes.Colic as if diarhhoea would occur.Dropsy.
Cold, damp
weather, supressed menses
Warmth, moving
around
Compl : Bar, Kali sulph

Eupatorium
perfoliatum
(Boneset)
Bruised feeling, as if
broken
. Bone pains all over. Soreness of eyeballs.Vertigo, as if
falling to left. Insatiable thirst.Soreness in chest while coughing.
Worse
periodically
Better by
getting on hands and knees
Comp : Bry, Natr mur.

Ferrum
metallicum
(Iron)
Pettish, quarrelsome,
irritable. Weak women. Extreme paleness. Face becomes flushed on
least pain, emotion, exertion.Hammering headache, haemorrhage, diarrhoea
while eating or drinking.Vertigo on seeing flowing water.Constipation
-itching of anus.
At night, at
rest, esp while sitting still
Walking
slowly around,
in summer
Compl : Alum, Cinch. Should
never be given in syphilis.

Gelsemium
nitidum
(Yellow jasmine)
For children, young people,
women with nervous temperament. Fear of any ordeal, brings on diarrhoea, weakness
and trembling.
Vertigo spreading from occiput. Headache from base of
brain(relieved by urinating).Lack of muscular co-ordination. Comple
relaxation of muscles (motor paralysis).
Damp weather,
before storm, bad news, by thinking of ailment.when spoken to off his
loss.
Profuse
urination relieves headache.
Comp : Bap in typhoid fever.

Graphites (Black
lead)
Suited to women, inclined to
obesity, suffering from constipation and delayed menses.Excessively timid.
Music makes her weep. Leucorrhoea. Unhealthy skin,eruption, honey-like
fluid oozes out
, every injury suppurates. Eczema. Nails brittle,
crumbling.Stools brown.
At night,
during menses, warmth
In dark, from
wrapping up
Similar to Lyc & Puls in
menstrual troubles.

Hamamelis
virginica
(Witch Hazel) Hamamalacae
Venous haemorrhages – dark
clotted blood,
varicose veins, stinging, pricking pains, bruised
soreness of affected parts.Lacerated wounds. Hameorrhage from bowels.
Piles with sore pain in back. Uterine haemorrhage.
Worse in warm,
moist air

—-

Compl : Ferr. Compare Arn

Hepar
sulphuris calcareum
(Hahnemann’s Sulphuret of lime) CaS
Slightest injury causes
suppuration.
Oversensitive physically and mentally, Extremely
sensitive to cold air.
Urine flow impeded. Choking cough, from
exposure. Asthma – must sit up and bend head back. Splinter in throat. Sensitive
to touch.
Clay coloured stool..
Lying on
painful side. cold air. Uncovering. touching affected parts
Warmth in
general. wrapping up (esp head). Damp, wet weather
Compl : Calendula. Compare
psoric skin affections of Sulphur

Hypericum
perforatum
(St. John’s wort) Hypericacea
Mechanical injuries of spinal
cord, punctured wounds, prevents lockjaw. Injuries to nerves.
Nervous depression. Vertigo -feels head is elongated. Headache, as if
being lifted high in air. Corns. Convulsions.
Cold, dampness,
fog.
Better by
bending head backwards
Compare Ledum, Arnica,
Calendula

Ignatia (St.
Ignatius bean) Loganiaceae
Remedy of paradoxes,
contradictions.
Headache better, lying on painful side. sore throat
better by swallowing. Moody disposition. All gone sensation in
stomach.Silent grieving. Twitchings (chorea). Constipation, urging in
upper abdomen.Thirst during chill, Chill relieved by heat, Heat aggravated
by covering, Red face during chill. Ignatia : women :: Nux : men
From
tobacco,
coffee, mental emotions, grief, strong smells.
Warmth, hard
pressure, swallowing, walking
Coff & Nux incompatible.
Puls antidotes Ign

Ipecacuanha
(Ipecac) Rubiaceae
Constant and continous
nausea.
Vomiting of mucus. Stomach relaxed, as if hanging down.
Flatulent colic. Headache of gastric origins. Stool (green) with white
mucus. Bright red haemorrhage. Asthma – difficulty breathing,
anxiety about the stomach.Pains as if broken into pieces. Oversensitive to
heat and cold.
Winter and dry
weather, warm, moist, south winds, slightest motion.
—-
Followed well by Ars and Ant t
(asthma)

Iodium (Iodine)
Great emaciation,
debility. Ravenous hunger, yet loses flesh. Better while eating.
Hard goitre. Sensation as if heart was squeezed with iron hand. Acid,
corrosive leucorrhea, cervical cancer. Dry cough, child grasps the throat.
Glandular enlargements.
Warmth,
wrapping up the head.
Walking about,
in open air.
Compl : Lyc. Compare : Conc,
Kali bich.

Kali
bichromicum
(Potassium bichromate) K2Cr2O7
Discharge of stringy mucus,
adheres to parts.
Complaints in hot weather.Pains shift rapidly.
Pressing pain in root of nose.oedema in uvula. Blurred vision. Ulcers,
deep, as if cut, with regular edges.Pains in small spots. Fullness of
stomach. Fat,light-haired people.
Heat of summer,
hot weather.
Skin symptoms
better in cold weather.
Compare : Hep, Iod. Ant t,
follows well.

Kali
bromatum
(Potassium bromide) K Br
Loss of sensibility. Nervous,
restless, hands and fingers in constant motion.Loss of memory.
Absent minded. Night terrors of children.Acne, pustules,
bluish-red.
—-
Better, when
occupied mentally or physically
Antidote for lead poisoning

Kali
carbonicum
(Potassium carbonate) K2O3CO2
Stitching pains. Pain in
lower (right) chest to back. Asthma relieved by bending forward. Great
flatulence, everything turns to gas.Backache, before & after menses.
anaemic condition. Great debility.bag-like swelling, between upper eyelid
and eyebrow
Worse 2 -4 pm,
after coition, cold weather.
Better in warm
weather. moving about.
Complementary to Carbo
veg.Brings on menses when Nat m fails (Hahnemann)

Kali iodatum
(Potassium iodate) KI
Cough, thick, green, salty,
expectoration. Long continued cough, after cold. In syphilis. Pneumonia
when hepatisation has commenced. Bone pain, at night.
Warm clothing,
warm room, night.
Motion, open air
Compare : Iod, Merc, Sulph
Antidote : Hep

Kali
muriaticum
(Potassium chloride) KCl
Remedy for tonsillitis, after
acute inflammatory stage has been checked. Deafness, blockage of
eustachian tube.White or gray coat at base of tongue. Eczema.
Rich foods
(gastric), fats, motion.
—-
Compare : Belladonna, also
Merc.

Kali
sulphuricum
(Potassium sulphate) K2SO4
Yellow or greenish discharges
from mucous membranes.Rheumatic pains in joints.Evening aggarav of fever.
Loose cough, rattling of mucus.
Evening, Heated
room.
Open air, cool
air.
Chronic of Pulsatilla

Kalmia
latifolia
(Mountain laurel)
Severe neuralgia of face. right
sided. Eyes heavy, as if too big for orbit. Weakness. numbness of affected
parts.Pains shooting in downward direction.Vertigo when stooping or
looking down. Pulse slow.
Leaning
forward, looking down, motion, open air.
Lying quietly,
Compare : Spigelia.

Lac caninum (Dog’s
milk)
Inflammatory affections travel
crosswise, from side to side. Breasts and throat sore at menses.. Shifting
pains.
Forgetful, absent minded. Throat affection.
Morning of one
day and evening of next
Cold, cold
drinks
Compare : Lach

Lachesis (Surukuku
snake poison)
Sleeps into aggravation. Hot
flushes and hot perspiration. Left sided remedy. Diseases begin on
left and shift to right (chest, throat,ovary). Great sensitiveness to
touch.
Headache, bursting pains in temple. Great loquacity.
(jumps from one topic to another). Constriction, must loosen everything.
Weakness & trembling(tongue). Small wounds bleed profusely.
After sleep,
contact, extreme temperature, spring, summer
Pains better
during menses.Warm applications
Comp : Hep, Lyc

Ledum
palustre
(Marsh tea) Ericacae
Rheumatism begins in feet
and travels upwards
. Rheumatic gouts. Complaints of people cold all
the time – lack of animal heat. Oedematous swellings.Punctured wounds by
sharp instruments. Discoloration after injuries.(black & blue becomes
green)
Motion, night,
warmth of bed and covering
Holding feet in
ice-cold water relieves pains
Compare : Arn, Crot, Ham

Lilium
tigrinum
(Tiger Lily) Liliaceae
Great bearing down, as if
pelvic contents would press out through the vagina
. Sensation of
constriction of heart with uterine troubles. Frequent desire for
stools/urine with uterine displacement.Depression , tormented,
indifferent, aversion to food.
By consolation,
in warm room
When in fresh
air.
Compare : Agar, Nat p, Plat,
Sep

Lycopodium
clavatum
(club moss) Lycopodiacea
Depression of mind, stupid,
memory fails,uses wrong words to express, mixes up things. Right-side
complaints
or begins right and travels left(throat,ovaries,uterine
region, kidney). Insatiable hunger, flatulence with
rumbling.Irritable on waking.Sour discharges.Red sand in
urine.Right-sided hernia.
From 4pm to
8pm.
Warm food and
drinks, uncovering head, loosening garments
Compl : Iod. Not
advisable to start treatment of chronic disease with Lyc, better to use a
anti-psoric.

Magnesia
phosphorica
(Magnesium phosphate) MgPO3
Cramping pains everywhere,
also lightning like in coming and going. Cutting, stabbing, shooting
pains. Spasmodic affections without any fever-like symptoms. Colic, cramps
in calves.Dread of uncovering.Writers cramps.Enuresis.
Cold air. Draft
of cold wind. cold bathing. motion, touch
Bending
double
, heat, warmth, pressure
Compare : Bell, Lyc,Col.
Acts best when given in hot water.
Mercurius
vivus
(Quick metal)
Swollen, flabby tongue with
imprint of teeth. Sweats day and night without relief. Creeping
chilliness. Slimy mucous. Moist tongue, intense thirst. Glandular
swellings (inclined to suppurate).Slimy,bloody dysentry.Intense
thirst.
At night, in
warmth of bed, while sweating, lying on right side
Cold drinks
Compare : Phos, Kali mur

Naja
tripudians
(Venom of the cobra)
Very useful in affection of
heart,
weak heart. Dry cough in heart problems. Suicidal feelings.
Headache in left temple and left orbital region with nausea, vomiting.
From use of
stimulants
Walking or
riding in open air.
Compare : Lach, Crot h.

Natrum
muriaticum
(Common salt) NaCl
Great weakness, loses
flesh while living well. Headache beginning with blindness. Tongue with
red patches. For bad effects of anger (caused by offence).Melancholy –
depressed and weeping. Dreams of robbers.Dry and cracked mucous membrane
10 or 11 am,
mental exertion, lying down
Open air, cold
bathing, skipping meals,lying on painful side
Compl : Apis Is followed well
by Sep and Thuj

Natrum
sulphuricum
(Glaubers salt) Na2SO4
Loose cough, great pain in the
chest. Diarrrhoea, acute in morning, flatulence and rumbling in stomach.
Music makes her sad.Humid asthma. Feels like shooting himself to
death. Toothace > cold water
Damp
weather,
damp dwellings, rest, lying down
Dry weather,
sitting up, pressure, changing position.
Comp : Nat m and Sulph

Nitric acid HNO3
Suited to thin persons,black
eyes and hair. Takes cold easily. Physical irritability, nervous. Sticking
pains as if from splinters.
Sensation of band around head.Urine smells
like that of horse. Ulcerated gums. Blood bright red.
Evening and
night. change of weather, on waking
While riding in
a carriage
Compl : Ars Inimical to Lach
(Mer : light-haired people)

Nux vomica (Poison
nut) Loganiacea
Frequent ineffectual desire
for stools.
For particular, zealous persons, malicious irritable,
dispositon. Twitchings, spasms, Chilliness (even during fevers), Oversensitive.
Pressure in stomach after eating. Addicted to stimulants.
Morning, on
waking at 4am, mental exertion, over-eating, anger,touch, cold weather
In evenings,
when at rest, lying down and in damp weather
Compl : Sulphur Is best given
at night before going to bed.

Opium (Poppy)
Papaveraceae
Abnormal painlessness,
trembling. Blunted morals, worst liars. Fright. Sleepy, but cannot sleep.
Very hot skin with sweating.Stupor with dark-red face. Bed feels so hot
she cannot lie on it, moves often in search of cold place.Lack of vital
reaction
During and
after sleep, while perspiring, from warmth & stimulants
From cold. From
constant walking
Comp : Apis, Bell, Stram, Zinc

Phosphorous (The
element)
Tall slender,narrow chested
persons, nervous weak persons, waxy,jaundiced persons.Haemorrhagic
diathesis; small wounds bleed profusely.A weak, empty, all-gone
sensation in head, chest, stomach and entire abdomen. Craves cold drinks
but throws them up once cold drinks turns warm in the stomach.
Diarrhoea.
Weather
changes, thunderstorm, cold, evening, lying on painful side
In the dark;
lying on right side; from cold food, cold water, until it gets warm.
Compl : Arsenic, and Cepa.
Follows well after Cinch

Podophyllum (May
apple)
Diarhhoae, stools
profuse (drains the patients) and offensive, Persistent gagging, without
vomitting, rolling the head and moaning with half-closed eyes. Great
loquacity
during the fever stage. Prolapsus of uterus, anus.
In early
morning, during hot weather, dentition
—-
Compare : Aloe, Nux, Sulph

Psorinum (A
product of Psora) Nosode
Great
sensitiveness to cold, body has filthy odour,
Violent itching of skin,
eruptions on skin. Very sad, despondent, great debility. Hungry at night –
wants to eat something. Suppressed eruptions.
In cold air, in
warmth of bed, sitting up or motion
Bringing arms
close to body, lying down, warm
Compare : Sulph, Tub

Pulsatilla
(Anemone) Ranunculacea
Changeable remdedy, Pain
travels from one part to another. Patient weeps easily. Midl,gentle
disposition. Bad taste in mouth, no thirst.Stomach disturbed by
rich fat foods. Pains with severe chilliness.Menses, suppressed from
getting feet wet.
In warm, closed
room, evening, warm applications
in open air,
lying on painful side, cold room, cold applications
Compl : Kali m, Sil. One of
best remedy to start chronic case treatment (Sul)

Rhux
toxicodendon
(Poison oak) Anacardiaceae
Rheumatic diathesis. Ailment
from spraining or straining a single part. Great restlessness. Sensitive
to open air. Tongue dry, triangular red tip. Thirst. Paralysis,
with numbness of affected parts.Diarrhoae with beginning typhoid – tearing
pain in limbs during stool.
During rest,
Before storm, cold, wet weather.
Warm dry
weather, motion, hot things, change of position
Compl : Bry. Must not be used
before or after Apis

Ruta
graveolens
(Rue bitterwort) Rutaceae
Bruised lame sensation,
Restless.Headache from overexertion of eyes. Eyes burn, feel strained.
Prolapsus of rectum, immediately on attempting stool.Pressue on
bladder (even after urinating).
Lying down,
from cold, wet weather.
Backache better
pressure and lying on back
Compare : Rhus, Arn. Compl :
Calc phos

Sepia (Inky
juice of cuttlefish) Mollusca
Bearing down pain, must
sit down and cross legs to keep something coming out from vagina. Fulness
in pelvic region – like ball in anus. Flushes of heat. Waik,fainting.
Headache, in terrific shocks, pressing, bursting. Reddish clay sediment in
urine.Enuresis in children
Afternoon,
evening. Cold,dry air.sexual excesses, before a storm
Warmth of bed,
hot applications, violent exercise
Compl : Nat mur. Inimical to
Lach and Puls

Silicea (Pure
silica)
Irritable, nervous temperament.
Open fontanelles and sutures. Distended abdomen, weakness. Want of vital
heat. Inactivity of rectum. Faeces remain long time in rectum.
Sweat (of feet). All bone related disorders
Cold, during
menses. During new moon. Uncovering, lying down
Warmth (wrapping
head), better by cold food (except gastric)
Compl : Puls, Thuja

Sulphur (The
element)
Hahnemann’s great
anti-psoric. Itching
eruption on skin, followed by burning. Redness of
all orifices. Weak, faint after hot flashes. All gone sensation in
pit of stomach at 11am. When carefully selected remedies fail to act. Feet
burning
(wants to put out of bed). Dirty filthy people.
When
standing,
at rest. warmth in bed, washing, changeable weather.
Dry warm
weather, lying on right side. scratching (of skin itch)
Compl : Psor, aloe. Calc must
not be used before Sulph.

Thuja
occidentalis
(White cedar) Coniferae
Hahnemann’s anti-sycotic. Fixed
ideas (as if he were two persons). Vertigo when closing the eyes. Ailments
from bad effects of vaccination.
Large warts and blisters. Piles worse
when sitting. Sensation as if limbs were made of glass and would break.
Supressed gonorrhea.
At night, from
heat of bed, 3am and 3pm, damp air. narcotics
Drawing up of
limbs
Compl : Sil. Follows well after
Med, Merc

Tuberculinum
(Pus from tubercular abscess) Nosode
Symptoms every changing. History
of tubercular problems. Weak chest and lungs.Wants to travel, not
satisfied in one place. Emaciation in spite of living well. Pain through
left upper lung to back. Taking fresh cold on exposure.
Motion, music,
before a storm, standing
Open air and continued
motion
Compl : Psor and Sulph

Veratrum
album
(White hellebore) Melanthacae
For children and old people. Rapid
sinking of vital force. Cold perspiration on forehead.
Face is pale,
blue, features sunken. Icy coldness. Violent vomitting with profuse
diarrhoae. Fever with extreme coldness.
From least
motion, after drinking, before and during menses, after fright
Walking and
warmth
Compare : Ars, Arn, Cinch,
Camph

Zincum
metallicum
(Zinc)
Brain or nerve power weak. Violent
fidgeting in feet, must move them.
Child cries out during sleep.
Ravenous hunger (11). Spinal affection, burning along length of the spine.
Pale face, no heat during dentition.
Of many
symptoms, from drinking wine
By
expectorating, urinating and by menstrual flow
Compare : Hell,Tub. Inimical to
Nux and Cham


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